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US nonprofit · EIN 310898802 · Alexandria, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 310898802) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

National Consortium for Graduate Dgrs Minorities in Engineering's network

17 people1 organisationi17 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Johney B Green JR ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Brennon MarcanoChief Executive Officer2018
8 yrs
Charlotte FarmerTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Cordell HardyCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
David WattsTrustee2022
4 yrs
James H Garrett JR (also filed as James H Garrett)Trustee2020
6 yrs
Jorge LeisVice Chair2019
7 yrs
Julie YUNTrustee2022
4 yrs
Kenneth WrightTrustee2022
4 yrs
Lindsey TwardyTrustee2022
4 yrs
Meltem ErolTrustee2022
4 yrs
Melvin GreerTrustee2021
5 yrs
Percy GilbertTrustee2020
6 yrs
Richard HarrisTrustee2021
5 yrs
Sheri DeppVice Chair2020
6 yrs
Stacey MacneilTrustee2022
4 yrs
Trena LillyTrustee2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brennon MarcanoChief Executive Officer40$361k$41k
Marcus HuggansExecutive Dir. of Client Relations40$172k$41k
Jamie D HicksSenior Manager, Accounting40$103k$5k
Erika HowellChief Operating Officer40$79k$11k
Steve IsakowitzChair1$0
Sheri DeppVice Chair5$0
Percy GilbertTrustee (Thru Sep 2024); Vice Chair5$0
Charlotte FarmerTreasurer1$0
Cordell HardySecretary1$0
Meltem ErolTrustee1$0
James H Garrett JrTrustee1$0
Melvin GreerTrustee (Thru Sep 2024)1$0
Richard HarrisTrustee1$0
Trena LillyTrustee1$0
Stacey MacneilTrustee (Thru Nov 2024)1$0
Lindsey TwardyTrustee (Thru Jan 2025)1$0
David WattsTrustee1$0
Kenneth WrightTrustee1$0
Julie YunTrustee1$0

About

Legal name
National Consortium for Graduate DGRS Minorities in Engineering
EIN
310898802
Address
1430 Duke St, Alexandria, VA, 22314-3403
State
Virginia
Mission
Gem invests in america's workforce by recruiting students looking to pursue master's and doctoral degrees in applied science and engineering, and matches their specific skills to the specific technical needs of gem employer partners. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B820 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1976
Principal officer
Brennon Marcano (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1977
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJohney B Green JR
≥8years on the filingsBrennon Marcano
≥7years on the filingsJorge Leis
≥6years on the filingsJames H Garrett JR

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$24.8m
Total liabilities
$17.1m
Net assets or fund balances
$7.8m
Contributions and grants received
$9.3m
Program service revenue
$87k
Grants and similar paid out
$6m
Employees
12
Volunteers
20